ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,550, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to KONICA MINOLTA INC. (Tokyo).
"Image forming method and image forming system" was invented by Koji Shibata (Hachioji, Japan) and Michiaki Ishikawa (Sagamihara, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming method uses a photoreceptor including at least an aluminum substrate, a toner for developing an electrostatic image including toner particles containing at least a binding resin, and a developer bearing member including a member that generates a magnetic flux inside, wherein the aluminum substrate contains silicon, a silicon content of the aluminum substrate is more than 0.6% by mass, an...